The 50 Greatest Music Videos of All Time According to Yardbarker - Page 2

"On August 1st of 1981, a new network premiered on cable called MTV, and "Music Television" soon exploded as an incredible new way for listeners to engage with artists. While music performance clips existed well before 1981, MTV itself rewrote how artists presented and marketed themselves visually. Some labels viewed it as just another form of product, while some artists starting using it as a whole new means of expressing themselves. As the decades rolled on, music videos themselves turned into an art form. Music videos, if done right, can become nothing short of pop culture events, and the most high-profile directors would take their clout in the MTV world and transition into proper film careers. MTV prophetically debuted with a too-appropriately-titled Buggles clip for "Video Killed the Radio Star", and the debate about whether video did that rages on to this day. Music lovers, here are the 50 Greatest Music Videos of All Time." - yardbarker.com